Cunard Not Liable for Lusitania Sinking Says Judge Mayer
Judge Julius Mayer of the admiralty division dismissed suits against Cunard seeking nearly 4 million dollars from relatives of Lusitania victims. He ruled the sinking was the illegal act of the German government via the submarine commander, not Cunard’s fault. The captain and crew were found to have acted properly with appropriate emergency measures and no armed status on the voyage.
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New York
Cunard Steamship Company
Admiralty Branch
United States District Court
Julius Mayer
Caose
Mayer
Cunard Line
United States of America
Auto makers halt 1918 production under war board plan
Washington reports manufacturers of passenger autos and parts will cut output in the last six months of 1918 to 25 percent of 1917 levels. The War Industries Board will extend material access to match stock on hand while surplus steel will be turned to other plants. The agreement implies at least a 50 percent cut in auto production in the final half of the year.
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Washington
War Industries Board
No Concessions to Spain in Submarine War Stand
German papers report a critical Spain Germany standoff with no concessions on submarine warfare. Taegische Rundschau warns of a conflict affecting Mexico and Argentina as Spain’s complaints imply support for the entente, while Spanish notes are seen as unfriendly to Germany. Local press urges Spain to face Germany’s submarine warfare terms.
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London
Spain
Germany
Taegische Rundschau
Mexico
Argentina
Lokal Anserger
Allied communiqué counters Lenin Trotsky on Russia foes
An official announcement by allied governments in northern Russia denies that Britain France and the United States are enemies of Russia. It states the military action aims to expel the Germans from Russian soil and to forcefully suppress the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
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Russia
Archangel
Lenine and
Trotsky
Great Britain
France
United States
Bomb raid reported on Karlsrue damage and casualties
Telegram from Karlsrhue to the Frankfurt Zeitung claims ten British airmen bombed Karlsrhue. Most bombs hit open country causing damage to private dwellings. nine killed and six injured according to the message. Five of the planes were reported.
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Karlsrahe
Amsterdam
Karlsrhue
Frankfurt“ Zeitung
Oea
Russia Declares War on United States, Petrograd Consulate Closed
Dispatches from Petrograd report Bolshevik leaders declared war on the United States. Vice Consul Robert Imbrie said the US flag was lowered and the Petrograd consulate closed to transfer duties to the Norwegian consul. About twenty Americans remained, awaiting state department instructions.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Robert W.imbrie
Petrograd
United States
Imbrie
Poole
Moscow
Pet- Trograd
Nebraska is Twice Honored Portland Commander Chief
C. E. Adame of Superior Nett was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the coming year. He served in Civil War with the Fifth Wisconsin Battery, Fourteenth Army Corps under Generals Thomas and Sherman. His staff appointments include A. N. Trimble, adjutant general. Colonel D. R. Stowits, quartermaster general. George D. Kellogg, patriotic instruction.
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D. R. Stowits
Buffalo
N. Y
George D. Kellogg
Newcastle
Cal
Weekly Press Must Curtail Washington
War Industries Board chairman Baruch orders a 25 percent cut in all publication space beyond eight pages for country weekly newspapers. The conservation plan also ends free exchanges within counties, halts extra copies for ads, suspends returns of unsold copies, and stops papers to subscribers three months after subscriptions expire.
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Washington
Baruch
The
War Industries Board
Hoodoo myth fades as Eastland survivor crew ships hero gunboat
Chicago plans a revival of the Eastland tragedy myth as a sea fighter titled Wilmette. The 160 survivors of the Schurz will crew the vessel under Commander W S Wells to pursue Prussian pirates, promising no fear of the ship's stigma.
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Chicago
Tias
Eastland
Wilmette
High Seas
Schurz
Atlantic
W. 8B. Wells
Shortage of Laboring Men Delays War Projects
Washington reports a shortage of 1,000,000 unskilled laborers and exhausted skilled reserves. Non essential production will be curtailed to release men for war work, delaying several army and navy projects as field agents move workers from non essential industries.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Two Watertown Sisters Win French War Cross
Emma 8 of Watertown New York and Katherine E Lansing sisters of the American secretary of state have been decorated with the French war cross and cited in army orders for bravery at Epernay. They served in the American Red Cross canteen and hospital during the bombardment. The honor marks the first time Red Cross canteen workers received the award.
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Paris
Emma
Watertown
N. Y
Red Cross
Epernay
Seven Prisoners at Fort Douglas Wounded by Buckshot Attack
Seven enemy aliens at Fort Douglas near Salt Lake City were wounded in a prison camp attack on guards. All suffered varying injuries. names will not be released until a Washington report is completed.
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Salt Lake City
Fort Douglas
Washington
Military aviation plan reveals 3000 pilots trained
Senate military command hearings disclose that 3000 pilots are trained for the U.S. aircraft program. General Kenly testifies thirteen squadrons of 273 machines operate in France, far above the 176 planned, with Pershing aiming for 25000 planes by July 1, 1919 and delivery hopes at 18000 to 20000. Officials speak with brutal frankness about production pauses and model criticisms.
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Washington
America
Kenly
Division of Military Aeronautica
Senate Military Command
France
William C. Potter
Pershing
Reed
DeHaviland
Expect Invasion of Rhine
A Dutch woman returning from near Bonn reports German despair over losing soil inviolate and mass preparations to move inland. She says Allied air raids cause massive damage with streets torn up and heavy casualties. Germans fortify along the Meuse between Dinant and Givet, about ninety miles east of Bapaume.
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London
Rhine
Amsterdam
Bonn
Germany
West
Meuse
Belgium
Dinant
Givet
Baupaume
Railroads Show a Deficit Under Federal Control
The six months ending June show the government operated railroads in deficit by 173.194 million after June losses of 58.959 million. Wage increases under McAdoo’s order totaled 133.0 million in June, about three quarters of first class roads. Without this expense railroads would have earned 74.084 million in June.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
McAdoo
Distilling Plant Burned in Owensboro Kentucky Fire
A fire at the Green River Distilling plant in Owensboro destroyed the entire operation, 43000 barrels of whisky, with losses exceeding 3 million dollars. Whiskey in stone barrels valued at 2.84 million and federal tax loss near 6.9 million. The blaze began in a trash pile beside the distillery as flames reached hundreds of feet and bursting barrels propelled fiery columns skyward.
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Owensboro
Green River Distilling Company
United States
Explosion Destroys Grays Harbor Steamer Near Buenos Aires
The 659 ton American merchant ship Grays Harbor was destroyed by a boiler explosion off Buenos Aires. Two crewmen were killed and the remaining crew were saved.
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Buenos Aires
Grays Harbor
Japan to deploy troops in Siberia under three-nation accord
Washington reports indicate all Japanese troops bound for Siberia have landed at Vladivostok though exact numbers are undisclosed for military reasons. Joint planning with the United States China and Japan governs totals and any expansion requires consent, with China aiding moral leverage against Russian perceptions.
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Washington
Siberia
Wladivostock
Japan
Mukden
Siberian
United States
China
Spain Replaces Sunk Tonnage with German Vessels
Spain informs Germany that due to the submarine campaign more than twenty percent of its merchant fleet has been sunk and over 100 Spanish sailors killed. The Spanish cabinet in San Sebastian says German ships will be used in Spanish ports to replace tonnage sunk and that Spanish ships are being torpedoed without cause.
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Paris
Spain
Germany
San Sebastian
Relief for Czecho Slova ks Washington Dispatch
Information shows aid sent to Czecho Slovaks in Siberia will reach in time to thwart German Austrian prisoners and Bolsheviks. Allies send arms ammunition and heavy artillery as the eastern front reestablishment progresses rapidly. The Trans Siberian Railway will play a key part. Soviet troops blew up the Baikal tunnel, with thirty three Baikal tunnels hewn from solid rock.
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Washington
Siberia
Germany
Baikal
Texas Cattle to Nebraska Delegation Seeks Aid
A. F. Stryker of the South Omaha stockyards leads a delegation to urge Secretary McAdoo to intervene for shipments of cattle from Texas Oklahoma Kansas and other southern states to Nebraska's long grass country. The group believes McAdoo will investigate and arrange cars and right of way to prevent stock loss due to forage shortages.
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Washington
South Omaha
McAdoo
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Long Grass
Nebraska
All Wheat Bread For American Troops In France
Article notes American army in France enjoys bread made entirely from wheat flour. Daily bread ration is eighteen ounces in France, with a possible reduction to sixteen ounces under consideration. In the United States soldiers eat Victory bread with substitutes, but in France they are allowed all wheat bread.
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Washington
France
United States
Revenue Bill Likely Delayed in Washington
Senate finance chairman says enactment of the 8 billion revenue bill by September 30 is impossible. House passage is the only feasible step in time. Senate committee action won t begin until the bill is reported to the House and no extended hearings are planned.
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Washington
Secreery McAdoo
Simmons
senate @pance committee
House
Senate
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Motherhood Seeker
A testimonial from Ellensburg Washington claims marriage strengthened and health improved after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The writer credits the remedy with easing childbearing hopes, enabling homemaking duties, and cites advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. of Lynn Massachusetts after 40 years of experience.
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Ellensburg
Wesh
Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vermin Attracted by Food and House Hygiene
The surest way to keep a house free from ants is to remove food sources and store foods in ant proof metal containers or ice boxes. Promptly clean up food scattered by children to prevent an ant nuisance. Roaches avoid rooms unless food materials are available, so keep living spaces free of odors and fragments to restrict their presence to necessary areas.
Stik Is Right About People Sticking Around
The remark notes a visible pattern of individuals lingering in public spaces over recent days, suggesting an unusual tendency to remain rather than move on. It describes a general behavior without naming specific people or events.
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Stik
Parents Blame Shift Over Children Choosing Elsewhere
A sentiment weighs on family life as adults attribute children’s desire to be elsewhere to parental fault. The remark reflects tensions around home life and adolescent autonomy.
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